Bewsher Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bewsher Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) for the French Beau- sire = Fair Sir. [French beau, bel, Latin bell-us + French sire, from Latin senior, compar. of senex, old]

Bewsher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:294,80522,579
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Australia781:346,09929,260
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales111:281,32115,850
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Bewsher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) for the French Beau- sire = Fair Sir. [French beau, bel, Latin bell-us + French sire, from Latin senior, compar. of senex, old]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Busker; from the Danish, Bodker; from the German, Bottcher (a cooper); from the Swedish, Bottger; from the Dutch, Bodekke; from the Flemish, Buker, Buscher; from the French, Bucher; in the Domesday Book, Boscher; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bewsher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bewsher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bewsher occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewsher? popularity and diffusion

Bewsher is the 583,527th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Bewsher are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England it is most numerous in: Cumbria, where 25 percent reside, Lancashire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Bewsher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bewsher has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bewsher surname declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bewsher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bewsher last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bewsher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.9% more than the national average, earning R 429,876 per year; in United States they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $51,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $52,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bewshear9310/
Bewshier931/
Bowsher862,185/
Bawsher860/
Bowshier80292/
Bowsheir803/
Bawshier801/
Bowscher801/
Bewshire800/
Bowser7720,548/
Bawser7743/
Bebser771/
Bowsier7115/
Bowscer716/
Bowsser712/
Bowshir711/
Bowszer711/
Boiwser711/
Bawshir711/
Bowseer710/
Bevchert671/
Bevcer624/
Bowcer623/
Bowsir621/
Bhavser571/
Boisvcert501/
Beebzeerh501/

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